With the holidays heralding a rest period for many, Canmore is old news, but we haven’t forgotten about several of the athletes we interviewed there. Here are some of the highlights, and be sure to check out our video montage with several Canadian nation's group skiers.
Kikkan Randall climbed from outside the top 20 to finish eighth in Sunday's 15 k skiathlon, the last race of the Alberta World Cup. Ida Sargent claimed 14th for her best result in a distance race, and Emily Nishikawa led the Canadian women.
Justyna Kowalczyk knows a thing or two about racing in Canmore, and she used her calm approach to win Sunday's 15 k skiathlon, her second title at the Alberta World Cup, by nearly 35 seconds.
Jesse Cockney of the Alberta World Cup Academy pulled off the greatest race of his career, finishing second in Saturday's skate sprint qualifier then finishing ninth overall at the World Cup in Canmore. Lenny Valjas notched seventh for his best result of the season, and Phil Widmer made the heats for 15th overall.
After winning gold in a World Cup skate sprint in Canmore in 2008, Chandra Crawford has some great memories of racing in her hometown. The Canadian National Team member added to the list Saturday, placing sixth in the 1.3 k sprint for a World Cup season best.
Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey were less than impressed after placing 50th and 52nd, respectively, Saturday and failing to make the Alberta World Cup sprint heats. Shortly after the qualifier, they decided to sit out Sunday's skiathlon.
Jesse Cockney didn't forget what it felt like to finish dead last on Thursday and pulled out the second-fastest qualifying time on Saturday in the 1.3 k skate sprint at the Alberta World Cup in Canmore.
Racers will will be welcomed by a new World Cup course when they take to the tracks in Saturday's freestyle sprint. Shorter than 2010, but longer and harder than 2008, the loop presents tactical challenges and some big climbs out of the start.
Twenty-nine Canadians put themselves to the test Thursday in the first of three races at the Alberta World Cup. FasterSkier spoke with several nation's group skiers to see how the 10- and 15-kilometer classic mass starts went. For some, they it was their first World Cup.
Alex Harvey (CAN) and Kris Freeman (USA) recorded their best results of the season Thursday at the Alberta World Cup opener, a 15 k classic mass start, to build some confidence and lead their respective teams in Canmore.
(Note: This article has been updated to reflect the number of competitors registered as of Friday, Nov. 16, and approximate number of red-group skiers.) With the Alberta World Cup in Canmore less than a month (more precisely, four weeks) away, Organizing Committee Chair Ken Hewitt said it’s been a whirlwind at work. The phone rings by the minute, emails are piling up in his inbox, but it’s all good. As of Friday, Hewitt wrote in...